Show #6469 2012-11-01 (taped 2012-08-21) Regular

Keith Whitener game 7.

Contestants

Elizabeth Pfeifer — an executive assistant from Oakton, Virginia

John Mahone — an SAT teacher from Brooklyn, New York

Keith Whitener — a research chemist originally from Charlotte, North Carolina (whose 6-day cash winnings total $118,398)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Keith	$5,000	$6,400	$25,200	$29,199 7-day champion: $147,597	$17,600 22 R (including 3 DDs), 2 W
John	$2,200	$5,000	$10,600	$21,100 2nd place: $2,000	$10,600 15 R, 1 W
Elizabeth	$0	$2,000	$10,000	$10,000 3rd place: $1,000	$10,000 11 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE THREE Rs	POLYNESIA	I WORKED FOR ROGER CORMAN	CONTESTS	THE OLD GRAY MAYOR	THE CIA
$200 [1] A baseball misplay an error John	$200 [6] According to a legend of this New Zealand people, the god Maui created North Island by fishing it out of the sea the Maori John	$200 [7] In 1961 this actor boldly went where a lot of actors had gone before--starring for Corman--in "The Intruder" William Shatner Keith	$200 [17] The winning recipe for this contest in 2012 was Pumpkin Ravioli with Salted Caramel Whipped Cream The Pillsbury Bake-Off Elizabeth	$200 [13] When he leaves office, he will be the oldest mayor of New York City since consolidation in 1898 Bloomberg Keith	$800 [27] In June 2011 the Senate unanimously confirmed this ex-commander of U.S. forces in Iraq as CIA director Petraeus John
$400 [2] In Latin, this 2-word term literally means "stiffness of death" rigor mortis Keith	$400 [8] In 1774 this British captain wrote in his journal that the Marquesans were "the finest race of people in this sea" Captain Cook Keith	$400 [10] Before being "king of the world", this director did visual effects for 1980's "Battle Beyond The Stars", written by John Sayles James Cameron Keith	$400 [18] A contest to imitate this author produced such parodies as "A Clean Well-Sighted Ace" & "The Snooze Of Kilimanjaro" Hemingway Elizabeth	$400 [14] "The last of the big-city bosses", he was 74 when he passed away as Chicago's mayor (Richard) Daley Keith John	$1,000 [26] Covert activities of the Directorate of Operations included ousting Premier Mosaddeq in 1953, restoring this man to power the Shah of Iran
$600 [3] The act of rising from the dead, with or without your stiff body resurrection Keith	$600 [9] (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from Molokai, HI.) A staple starch of traditional Polynesian cuisine, this cultivated plant & its tuber are used to make laulau & poi the taro John	$600 [20] In 1972, the year before "Mean Streets", he directed "Boxcar Bertha" (also appearing as a brothel client!) Scorsese John	$600 [19] This eatery sponsors an annual July 4 hot-dog eating contest at its Coney Island location Nathan's John	$600 [15] Octogenarian Bill Bunten, mayor of this Kansas capital, has had such new ideas as changing the city's name to "Google" Topeka Keith	—
$800 [4] Canada's Yukon is not a province but this a territory John	$800 [11] In January 1790 the population of Pitcairn Island went from 0 to 28:19 Tahitians & 9 British sailors, led by him Fletcher Christian Keith	$800 [21] Corman made this director an offer he couldn't refuse: to rewrite & edit the 1963 pic "Battle Beyond The Sun" (Francis Ford) Coppola Keith	$800 [23] The Washington Post sponsors a spring contest of dioramas that feature this brand of marshmallow candies Peeps John	$800 [16] Tom Bradley was mayor of this city until he was 75 Los Angeles Elizabeth	—
$1,000 [5] A passerby who gawks at a traffic accident a rubbernecker Keith	DD $2,200 [12] The easternmost outpost of Polynesia, it lies about 2,200 miles off the coast of Chile Easter Island Keith	$1,000 [24] 1960's "The Last Woman On Earth" was the first feature gig for this "Chinatown" screenwriter Robert Towne Keith	$1,000 [25] This song contest helped launch the careers of ABBA & Julio Iglesias Eurovision Keith	$1,000 [22] Sir Thomas Boor Crosby was 81 when he got the job in London, where it's called this, not just "mayor" Lord Mayor Elizabeth	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

LADY CEREBELLUM	THEY INSPIRED THE CHARACTER	WILL POWER	EDUCATION	THE "CIA"	NAMES IN THESE TUNES
$400 [2] Carolyn Shoemaker has discovered 800 asteroids & 32 of these zooming through space comets John	$400 [29] J.M. Barrie had young friend Michael Llewelyn Davies in mind when he created this "boy who wouldn't grow up" Peter Pan Elizabeth	$400 [6] In 1682 he founded the city of Philadelphia as a center of religious freedom (William) Penn Keith	$400 [11] Apollo Group is the No. 1 operator of the type of college called "for" this, & for Q3 2012 reported $134 million of this profit Keith	$400 [1] To rise in value, or to recognize something as excellent appreciate Keith	$800 [28] The Beach Boys:"Sloop ____ B" John Elizabeth
$800 [3] Scientist Christine Ladd-Franklin became the first female student at this Baltimore university in 1878 Johns Hopkins Elizabeth	$800 [27] A short-tempered, long-haired chemistry teacher named John Nettleship inspired this J. K. Rowling character (Severus) Snape John	$800 [13] He left Mississippi for Hollywood several times to work on screenplays including "The Big Sleep" (William) Faulkner	$800 [26] starfall.comhelps kids learn to read with this method that breaks words down into their most basic parts phonics Elizabeth	$800 [7] Made or constructed by human skill, especially as a substitute for something natural artificial John	$1,200 [24] The Dixie Chicks said hello to The Top 20:"Goodbye ____" Earl Elizabeth
$1,200 [4] Rear Admiral Grace Hopper was instrumental in creating COBOL, a type of this a programming language Keith	$1,200 [18] Her pet rabbit Benjamin Bouncer was the inspiration for her character Benjamin Bunny (Beatrix) Potter John	$1,200 [16] E. B. White revised his "Elements of Style" (William) Strunk Keith	$1,200 [25] NYC is fighting this "ism" with automated calls from celebrities telling kids to wake up & get to school absenteeism John Elizabeth	$1,200 [8] Averse to mingling with others antisocial Elizabeth	$1,600 [23] A parody hit:"____ In Disguise (With Glasses)" Judy
$1,600 [5] This American heroine who passed away in July 2012 helped design the robot arm for the Space Shuttle (Sally) Ride John	$1,600 [14] He followed "Sister Carrie" with "Jennie Gerhardt", modeling the title character in part on his sister Mame (Theodore) Dreiser Keith	$2,000 [19] In 1878 he renamed his Christian mission The Salvation Army William Booth	$1,600 [20] Spain has ELE, español como lengua extranjera; the U.S. equivalent is ESL, this English as a second language Keith	$1,600 [9] Lean to the point of atrophy emaciated Elizabeth	$2,000 [22] The Left Banke:"Walk Away ____" Renée
$2,000 [12] Barbara McClintock's discovery of "jumping" these won her a 1983 Nobel Prize for Medicine genes Keith	$2,000 [15] Sethe in this Toni Morrison novel was based on Margaret Garner, an escaped slave Beloved John	DD $5,000 [17] Hewas first in his law class at Stanford William Rehnquist Keith	DD $5,000 [21] In the 1950s Robert Havighurst popularized the phrase this "moment", meaning an opportunity to learn something a teachable moment Keith	$2,000 [10] A class of ancient Roman nobles patrician	—

Final Jeopardy!

THE 50 STATES

Gambling as a commercial enterprise in some form is legal in all states except Hawaii & this state

Utah

Elizabeth "What is Utah?" — wagered $0

John "What is Utah?" — wagered $10,500

Keith "What is Utah?" — wagered $3,999

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